Brazilian authorities carried out patrols along open-border areas.

More than 1,000 arrests in a worldwide human‑trafficking crackdown

Interpol's Operation Global Chain, executed between 8 and 12 June, involved 40,000 officers from Africa, the Americas, Asia, and Europe, targeting trafficking for sexual exploitation, forced labour, criminality, and begging.

Police dismantled a network that trafficked victims into online scams in Cambodia and another that recruited under‑age girls via social media for sex work in Europe.

Authorities identified 2,070 potential victims, most women; 10 % were minors from Latin America trafficked for labour, 2 % for forced begging, and 20 % forced into criminality.

Brazil’s Federal Police discovered 406 victims—83 Brazilians and 323 foreign nationals—pushed into deception‑based online fraud in Cambodia. Colombia’s airport staff launched a prevention campaign warning travelers of fake job offers.

Argentine police rescued two Bolivian child victims forced to work in a grocery store. Belgian authorities arrested 17 suspects dismantling a social‑media‑based prostitution ring operating across Belgium and France.

The operation sparked 465 investigations and identified 201 additional suspects. Interpol, Europol, and Frontex highlighted evolving trafficking routes and methods, and the operation's findings show the power of joint international enforcement.

Interpol Secretary Valdecy Urquiza said trafficking remains one of the most profitable organised crimes, generating billions in illicit revenue each year, and praised the operation for demonstrating the results achievable when countries unite against criminal networks.